Meowdoku Level 658 Step-by-Step Logic Walkthrough & Explained
Follow the replay below. Each board shows the result after applying that step.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 1: Place cat at R5 C1: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The purple region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 2: Place cat at R7 C2: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The magenta region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 3: Place cat at R6 C4: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The brown region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 4: Mark X at R9 C6, R9 C7, and R9 C8 + 1 more: a region is locked to this row
The pink region must use row 9. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 5: Mark X at R8 C7 and R8 C8: a region is locked to this row
The teal region must use row 8. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 6: Mark X at R4 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the yellow region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 7: Mark X at R2 C8: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for row 1 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 8: Mark X at R2 C6: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 7 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 9: Mark X at R3 C7: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 8 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 10: Mark X at R1 C3: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave Column 7 with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.
Try a temporary cat at , then follow what the puzzle rules force. If it leads to a contradiction, the must be X in the real puzzle.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 11: Mark X at R1 C5: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave Column 7 with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.
Try a temporary cat at , then follow what the puzzle rules force. If it leads to a contradiction, the must be X in the real puzzle.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 12: Mark X at R1 C6: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave Column 8 with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.
Try a temporary cat at , then follow what the puzzle rules force. If it leads to a contradiction, the must be X in the real puzzle.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 13: Mark X at R1 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave Row 2 with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.
Try a temporary cat at , then follow what the puzzle rules force. If it leads to a contradiction, the must be X in the real puzzle.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 14: Mark X at R4 C7: a region is locked to this column
The sky blue region must use column 7. No other region can use that column. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 15: Mark X at R3 C5, R3 C9, and R4 C9: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for column 8 conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 16: Mark X at R4 C3: a region is locked to this row
The yellow region must use row 4. No other region can use that row. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 17: Mark X at R2 C7: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the sky blue region. That assumption would leave the pink region with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.
Try a temporary cat at , then follow what the puzzle rules force. If it leads to a contradiction, the must be X in the real puzzle.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 18: Place cat at R1 C7: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The sky blue region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 19: Mark X at R3 C8: assuming a cat there leaves a region empty
Suppose held a cat in the rose region. That assumption would leave the pink region with no legal cell left. So cannot contain a cat. Mark it with X.
Try a temporary cat at , then follow what the puzzle rules force. If it leads to a contradiction, the must be X in the real puzzle.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 20: Place cat at R2 C9: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The rose region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 21: Place cat at R4 C8: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . Column 8 has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 22: Mark X at R9 C5: cats cannot touch
Every possible cat for the teal region conflicts with these cells. Cats cannot share a row, column, region, or diagonal touch. Mark the highlighted cells with X.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 23: Place cat at R9 C3: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The pink region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 24: Place cat at R3 C6: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The green region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 658 Step 25: Place cat at R8 C5: only legal cell
Place a cat here at . The teal region has no other legal cell.
Meowdoku Level 658 Result
All 9 cats are placed correctly:
- R1 C7
- R2 C9
- R3 C6
- R4 C8
- R5 C1
- R6 C4
- R7 C2
- R8 C5
- R9 C3